The next morning at breakfast Harry received an owl from the headmaster. Opening it he found the words, 'Meet me after breakfast in my office. The password is Canary Creams. Signed A. Dumbledore.' So after noticing that the headmaster had already eaten breakfast Harry ate faster than usual and left Nev, Ron and Mione to see what news the headmaster had. With the password of course the ever present gargoyle was no problem.
"Ahh Harry, my dear boy. How are you today? Have you by any chance changed your mind? And would you like a lemon drop? Very tasty you know!"
"I good thank you professor, and yourself? No I haven't sorry. Thank you but I just ate."
"Don't apologise child, it's not your fault. Now I have received replies from D.I.M. and two of the three schools in America who I contacted. S.S.M. and N.Y.S.S.S. would be pleased to have you. Do you recognise those schools Harry?"
"Yes, S.S.M. is Salem School for Magicks and N.Y.S.S.S. is the New York School for Spells and Sorcery."
"Well done Harry for getting into those three, although how they could have even thought about turning you down I don't know!"
"Yes, I suppose in this instance my fame is rather helpful."
"Hmm, yes yes. Now have you decided on which you would like to go too and when you want to go?"
"Well, I think that I would like to go to N.Y.S.S.S. and although it's soon, I'd like to go tomorrow sir. If that's okay."
"Hmm, well I'm sure it will be okay, after all you are ahead in most of your classes and half term is coming up. Was there any reason why you want to go so soon, and do you want to go to Diagon Alley before you go? You'll be travelling by international floo I presume."
"Well, I'd like to go as soon as possible to minimise the amount of suffering Professor Snape has at seeing me, also I want to buy a place to live over there before school starts and I shall go to Diagon Alley tomorrow morning. No, I would like to get there by muggle plane. It may be much slower but it will give me a chance to sort my head out before I get there, if you know what I mean."
"Yes, yes my dear boy. Would you like me to tell the three schools of your decision?"
"Uh, yes thank you sir. But maybe the day after I leave after all the plane does take about eight hours."
"Yes, yes. I shall reply to them on Wednesday then. Are you okay with going to Diagon Alley yourself or would you like either myself or Professor McGonagall to come with you?"
"I shall be fine sir, after all I am sixteen and I'll soon be living alone in a new country so the practice will be useful. Thank you for the offer though."
"Of course Harry, and you will seen me some of those nice American muggle sweets won't you?"
"With your sweet tooth sir, definitely!"
The rest of the day passed in a blur with Harry attending his usual Monday classes, apart from Potions of course which is totally understandable and then his packing at the end of the day. However in the common room that evening, he did something very un-Harryish: "Mione, I've got some homework here. Would you hand it in for me when I'm gone?
"Sure, Harry. I'm glad you've listened to me at least a little bit in the past five years.
Read and Review people. Next chapter up soon i promise. Snape WILL get pranked and Harry leaves sniff sniff. Chantale